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How can I prepare a wall for reasonably heavy tiles in a shower area?
I'm renovating a bathroom in my apartment and would like to fit 12mm Travertine tiles in a bath/shower area. For most of the walls in this area I have used cement board (Hardibacker 500) attached ...
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Should I continue to remove the cement board, or just remove the tiles?
I'm in the middle of replacing the tile in my bathroom and started to take off the backer board but now I'm wondering if I should've just cleaned off the top of the boards and reused it. The backer ...
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Do you need to tape and 'mud' cement board corners in dry settings?
We're giving our wood stove surround a makeover. We're going to build out the front with steel studs and cement board, then tile over it.
For the cement board, does one need to mesh tape the seams ...
